Eva Marie Saint
Birthday: 1924-07-04 | Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USAEva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American actress who has starred in films, on Broadway, and on television in a career spanning seven decades, she's known for bringing emotional depth and complexity to her roles, in which she generally played women who appear fragile but have great inner strength. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film "On the Waterfront" (1954), and later starred in the thriller film "North by Northwest" (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Saint received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations for the drama film "A Hatful of Rain" (1957) and won an Emmy Award for the television miniseries People Like Us (1990). Her most notable subsequent movies included "Raintree County" (1957), Otto Preminger’s "Exodus" (1960), Vincente Minnelli’s "The Sandpiper" (1965), the Cold War comedy "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" (1966), and the racing film "Grand Prix" (1966), in which she costarred with James Garner.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Willa (Adult)
as Howard's Mother
as Martha Kent
as Miss Franny
as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
as Franca
as Hazel Foley
as Caroline Lord
as Lorraine Basner
as Ruth Gardner
as Mrs. Eustes
as Joanne Powell
as Sarah Morrissey
as Emma Larson
as Passenger
as Selma Wilson
as Sarah Carver
as Elspeth Whittaker
as Louise Frederickson
as Claire Hewitt
as Anna Hedler
as WAVE Lt. Gibson
as Kitty Fremont
as Eve Kendall
as Celia Pope
as Nell Gaither
as Edie Doyle
as Emily Webb
